{"product_id":"shoulda-been-jimi-savannah-poems-paperback","title":"Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of 2013 Wheatley Book Award in Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for 2013 William Carlos Williams Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of 2014 Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Patricia Smith is writing some of the best poetry in America today. Ms Smith's new book, \u003ci\u003eShoulda Been Jimi Savannah\u003c\/i\u003e, is just beautiful--and like the America she embodies and represents--dangerously beautiful. \u003ci\u003eShoulda Been Jimi Savannah\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning and transcendent work of art, despite, and perhaps because of, its pain. This book shines.\" \u003cb\u003e--Sapphire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the best poets around and has been for a long time.\" \u003cb\u003e--Terrance Hayes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Smith's work is direct, colloquial, inclusive, adventuresome.\" \u003cb\u003e--Gwendolyn Brooks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her newest collection, Patricia Smith explores the second wave of the Great Migration. Shifting from spoken word to free verse to traditional forms, she reveals \"that soul beneath the vinyl.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five volumes of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eBlood Dazzler\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eTeahouse of the Almighty\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Poetry Series selection. She lives in New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five volumes of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eBlood Dazzler\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eTeahouse of the Almighty\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Poetry Series selection. She is also the author of the history \u003ci\u003eAfricans in America\u003c\/i\u003e and the award-winning children's book \u003ci\u003eJanna and the Kings\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a professor at the City University of New York, and lives in New Jersey with her husband Bruce DeSilva, granddaughter Mikaila, and two dogs, Brady and Rondo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 116\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 27, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize (2013)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53522649678131,"sku":"9781566892995","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/zDDLJZIkwS9781566892995.webp?v=1781976159","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/shoulda-been-jimi-savannah-poems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}